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NEW YORK (AFP) - Pop superstar Michael Jackson has reportedly bought a luxury property in the small Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, where he recuperated after his gruelling child molestation trial.
Citing royal insiders in Bahrain, the new York Post said Jackson, 46, had purchased a 14 acre property near a palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa, a son of Bahrain's King Hamad.
Jackson took off for Bahrain shortly after his acquittal June 13 on charges of molesting a 13-year-old recovering cancer victim.
At the time, a source close to Bahrain's ruling family said Jackson was a friend of some "senior figures" in the kingdom and had come to "rest and relax as a guest."
During his 19-month legal ordeal, which culminated in a four-month trial, Jackson appeared increasingly thin and frail and, on several occasions, sought hospital treatment for a back problem.
Citing royal insiders in Bahrain, the new York Post said Jackson, 46, had purchased a 14 acre property near a palace of Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Khalifa, a son of Bahrain's King Hamad.
Jackson took off for Bahrain shortly after his acquittal June 13 on charges of molesting a 13-year-old recovering cancer victim.
At the time, a source close to Bahrain's ruling family said Jackson was a friend of some "senior figures" in the kingdom and had come to "rest and relax as a guest."
During his 19-month legal ordeal, which culminated in a four-month trial, Jackson appeared increasingly thin and frail and, on several occasions, sought hospital treatment for a back problem.
After all, I'm sure the King of Bahrain is cool with it, as long as he performs for his royal guests once in a while.
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